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Jess Gillam with... Stephanie Childress

Jess and Stephanie share music from Poulenc to Rachmaninov via the Beach Boys and a Doris Day classic.

Jess Gillam is joined by the conductor and violinist Stephanie Childress, who has been described as a 'seriously exciting (and unnervingly young) talent'. Their musical choices take us from Poulenc to Rachmaninov via the Beach Boys and a Doris Day classic.

From musical beginnings in a carnival band, to being the first ever saxophone finalist in BBC Young Musician, and appearances at the Last Night of the Proms in 2018 and at this year’s BAFTA awards, Jess is one of today’s most engaging and charismatic classical performers. Each week on This Classical Life, Jess will be joined by young musicians to swap tracks and share musical discoveries across a wide range of styles, revealing how music shapes their everyday lives.

This Classical Life is also available as a podcast on BBC Sounds.

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28 minutes

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Sat 24 Aug 2019 12:30
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Francis Poulenc

    Double Piano Concerto, 1st movement

    Performer: Louis Lortie. Performer: Hélène Mercier. Performer: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Edward Gardner.

  • Arvo Pärt

    Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten

    Orchestra: Staatsorchester Stuttgart. Conductor: Dennis Russell Davies.

  • Doris Day

    Move Over, Darling

    Performer: Doris Day.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Dumbarton Oaks

    Orchestra: The Knights.

  • Brian Wilson

    Good Vibrations

    Performer: The Beach Boys.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Ein Deutsches requiem Op.45: Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen

    Choir: Swedish Radio Choir. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    The Bells [Kolokola] Op.35 for soloists, chorus and orchestra

    Singer: Ľuba Orgonášová. Singer: Stuart Skelton. Singer: Mikhail Petrenko. Choir: BBC Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 1 Jun 2019 12:30
    BBC Radio 3
  • Sat 24 Aug 2019 12:30
    BBC Radio 3

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